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Dr. Cindy is professionally trained at the Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy and Research, and currently a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.  Dr. Cindy is also trained intensively by Dr. Leslie Greenberg in Emotion-focused Therapy.  She has also received training by Dr. Jeffery Young in Schema Therapy.  She has completed an intensive training for conducting Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy organized by Oxford Mindfulness Centre in UK and Hong Kong Mindfulness Centre.  She is a mindfulness teacher who completed level 1 to 4 training by the UK Oxford Mindfulness Centre.  Dr. Cindy is also a trainer in Workplace Mindfulness Training (WorkplaceMT) who completed a trainer-training program recognised by the UK Chartered Management Institute.  Apart from training in the clinical aspects, Dr. Cindy also completed training in professional coaching accredited by the International Coach Federation.

Dr. Cindy worked with the Hospital Authority at the Castle Peak Hospital in Hong Kong from 2001 to 2008.   During this period, she served the Department of General Adult Psychiatry, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, and Department of Psychogeriatrics.  She also worked in the outpatient Forensic Clinic at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. Dr. Cindy is experienced in conducting psychological and forensic assessment, as well as psychological treatment for adult, elderly and couple.  She has ample experience in assessing patients with intellectual disabilities, cognitive impairment and degenerative illnesses, such as dementia.  She also treats various cases with different psychiatric illnesses, such as Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, and Personality Disorders.  Dr. Cindy is the ex-member of the Guardianship Board and ex-member of the Post-release Supervision Board of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  She regularly attended hearings for guardianship orders for mentally incapacitated persons and supervision orders for prisoners. Dr. Cindy is the honorary consultant of  the Regenerative Society Mental Health Resource Centre, Hong Kong.  Dr. Cindy also participates in the Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation – Psychiatric Medical and Clinical Psychological Subsidy Project.

Apart from her clinical duties, Dr. Cindy was also frequently invited to give lectures and workshops to professionals and general public.  She was appointed as Honorary Assistant Clinical Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong.  Appointed as Honorary Clinical Supervisor in the Departments of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she made her share of contribution to the training of local Clinical Psychologists.  She had supervised Master level clinical psychology trainees from these two universities in their clinical practicum.  She was also regularly invited to deliver lectures to psychiatric trainees in the Hong Kong Central Academic Course of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists.  She also provided consultancy services for the Student Counselling Unit of the City University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Cindy conducted workshops and talks for the general public and corporate clients in various topics, including psychiatric illnesses, positive psychology, stress management, mindfulness and relationship issues.  Dr. Cindy was also interviewed by various newspapers, magazines, TV and radio programs.  She was also a columnist in magazines and newspapers in Hong Kong.  Dr. Cindy is also the research consultant and guest host of TV series “A beautiful mind” and “A beautiful mind 2” of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK).